South Korea does not need US approval to lift North Korea sanctions

South Korea is an independent state and does not need U.S. approval to lift unilateral sanctions from North Korea, a security adviser to South Korean president said.

October 19, 2018, 14:32

South Korea does not need US approval to lift North Korea sanctions

STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 19, ARTSAKHPRESS: According toYonhapwebsite, in an interview with the JoongAng Monthly Magazine, Moon Chung-in said that South Korea-U.S. relations should be viewed from the perspective of a sovereign state interacting with another sovereign state.

“The word ‘approval’ is wrong. Instead, ‘consultation and consensus’ is proper. He should have said South Korea won't lift sanctions without U.S. consultation and consensus,” the adviser said, referring to Trump's statement.

“(South Korea) is an independent, sovereign state. How can the U.S. president say so? Why do we have to just follow the U.S.? If so, are we a sovereign state?” Moon said.